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39 mins ago

Ex-CIA officer says Russian ‘illegals’ in Finland

A former US intelligence officer suggests Russian deep-cover spies are active in Finland.
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5 hours ago

Suspects freed after alleged gang rape on Viking Grace

A Finnish prosecutor ordered the release of the suspects in Stockholm as the alleged crime occurred in Finnish waters.
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24 hours ago

MPs cool on state funding for news agency STT

Sanoma has said it plans to significantly reduce its use of STT’s services.
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1 day ago

Boy who crossed from Finland into Russia returns to Ukraine

A Ukrainian boy who walked from Finland into Russia has returned to Kyiv, Reuters reports.
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1 day ago

Veikkaus faces scrutiny over social media promotions

The police say they plan to look into the gambling monopoly’s ads.
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1 day ago

War jitters linger for Finnish SMEs

Eastern Finland and the construction sector have borne the brunt of the war’s worsening economic fallout.
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2 days ago

Life expectancy in Finland rises to record-high level

A girl born in Finland last year can expect to live on average for 84.8 years, while life expectancy for boys is now 79.6 years.
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4 days ago

Finland to purchase US arms for Ukraine

The government has not disclosed how much Finland will contribute financially.
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4 days ago

Wednesday’s papers: Brewing relief, big paper’s big decline, and an immigrant entrepreneur eyes dying Finnish tradition

A Vietnamese woman is breathing new life into the Finnish countryside, Helsingin Sanomat reports.
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5 days ago

Kela raising some benefits by 0.5%, but many remain static

Recipients of the basic unemployment allowance are among those not seeing any rate increases next year.
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